Circa 2018

It's been almost a year since the last post. Apologies.

1. February 2018, Heather was 9-10 weeks pregnant and the NP couldn't detect the heartbeat. Heather asked for an ultrasound and asked the tech the now infamous question, "Can you tell me there's only one in there?" (I had joked it was twins since late December 2017 simply to annoy her). "I can't, because there are two", was the response that had me laughing out of my seat. Lesson learned. Don't joke about twins.
2. April 2018, the gender reveal where Team Girl Waterman gained two more members. In a hilarious twist, I initially thought it was a boy and a girl when the confetti popped out, only to have Heather tell me it was two girls. Thank God I continued to smile for the video (two more weddings??!!).
3. April 2018, the twins' weight was low, prompting weekly visits to maternal fetal medicine specialists, including 30-45 minute scans every visit.
4. May 2018, realizing the SUV you bought your wife in January doesn't fit a double stroller with the third row up. Trade the Highlander for a Sequoia because minivans aren't your wife's thing. *Pro tip, make sure it's not twins before buying a vehicle when expecting. Sequoias are awesome, are gas hogs and fit double strollers.
5. Summer 2018, putting together two of everything becomes a sport. How much faster you can do the second one compared to the first?
6. August 2018, the twins are here. Weight is good. Only issue was that one of them needed some oxygen for a few hours. The fear of having to tattoo "A" and "B" on their feet is assuaged when you can tell them apart right away.
7. August 2018, God bless every nurse and doctor, especially Dr. Brent Boles, at St. Thomas Rutherford. My wife emptied the L&D supply of banana popsicles. *Pro-tip, Walmart has the best price on Purity popsicles for when you leave the hospital and your wife still wants them. The night nurses got the twins on the same feeding and sleeping schedule their first night in the nursery. To this day (10 months later), they're still in sync.

Twins are hard work. Water is wet. If anything, time has become more precious. I've learned to maximize the hours in the day. I still run in the morning, just at 5:30 instead of 6.

I can't remember what happened from September-December due to lack of sleep. Apologies.